17 Jan 2018
SECRETARY FOR JUSTICE v. KWAN SIU WANG
- Citation
- [2018] HKCFI 77
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMP788/2015
Section 109A of the Criminal Procedure Ordinance does not apply to these contempt proceedings because they are civil causes or matters in which the Court of First Instance is not exercising its criminal jurisdiction; sentencing must therefore be determined under civil-contempt principles with custody used where necessary to vindicate the court and protect public rights, with suspensions and fines applied according to culpability and mitigation.